Certain 5-arylthiazolidines

ABSTRACT

CERTAIN SUBSTITUTED A-HAOL AND A-MERCAPTOPHENYLACETIC ACIDS AND SUBSTITUTED PHENYLACETIC ACIDS HAVING IN A-POSITION A SULFUR-CONTAINING GROUP, A CYANO GROUP, OR AN AMINO GROUP, THEIR SUBSTANTIALLY NON-TOXIC ESTERS, SALTS, AND ACID AMIDES AS WELL AS 5-PHENYL SUBSTITUTED 2-IMINO4-OXOTHIAZOLIDINES AND 5 - PHENYL SUBSTITUTED 2,4-DIOXOTHIAZOLIDINES HAVE A HIGH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANALGESIC, AND ANTIPYRETIC ACTIVITY, LOW TOXICITY, AND/OR A FAVORABLE THERAPEUTIC INDEX WITH MINOR OR NO SIDE-EFFECTS. PREFERRED COMPOUNDS OF THIS INVENTION ARE A,M-DICHLORO-P-CYCLOHEXYLPHENYLACETIC ACIDS AND ITS ESTERS AND SALTS.

UnitedStates Patent 3,825,553 CERTAIN S-ARYLTHIAZOLIDINES Julius Diamond, Lafayette Hill, and Norman J. Santora, Roslyn, Pa., assignors to William H. Roi-er, Inc., Fort Washington, Pa. No Drawing. Original application May 5, 1970, Ser. No. 34,870. Divided and this application Mar. 10, 1972, Ser.

Int. Cl. C07d 91/16 US. Cl. 260306.7 5 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Certain substituted a-halo and a-mercaptophenylacetic acids and substituted phenylacetic acids having in a-position a sulfur-containing group, a cyano group, or an amino group, their substantially non-toxic esters, salts, and acid amides as well as 5-phenyl substituted 2-imino- 4-oxothiazolidines and 5 phenyl substituted 2,4-dioxothiazolidines have a high anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activity, low toxicity, and/ or a favorable therapeutic index with minor or no side-effects. Preferred compounds of this invention are a,m-dichloro-pcyclohexylphenylacetic acids and its esters and salts.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the invention This is a division, of application Ser. No. 34,870 filed May 5, 1970.

The present invention relates to valuable novel substituted phenylacetic acids and more particularly to substituted a-halophenylacetic acids and substituted phenylacetic acids having in lX-pOSltlOn a sulfur containing group especially substituted a-mercaptophenylacetic acids, to a process of making such compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and to using such compositions in therapy as anti-inflammatory antipyretic, and analgesic agents.

(2) Description of the prior art A number of substituted phenylacetic acids and their esters have been tested for their anti-inflammatory, analesic, antipyretic properties but none of them have been accepted by the medical profession for the treatment of humans or have been marketed by the pharmaceutical industry.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is one object of the present invention to provide novel and valuable substituted phenylacetic acid compounds of high anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activity, low toxicity and/or a favorable therapeutic index with considerably reduced side-eiiects.

Another object of the present invention is to provide simple and effective processes of making such novel and valuable substituted phenylacetic acid compounds.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide pharmaceutical compositions containing such novel and valuable substituted phenylacetic acid compounds.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a method of administering such pharmaceutical compositions for their anti-flammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activity.

Other objects and advantageous features of the present invention will become apparent as the description proceeds.

In principle the substituted phenylacetic acid compounds Patented July 23, 1974 "ice according to the present invention are compounds of the following Formula I wherein R is cycloalkyl with 5 to 7 carbon atoms in the cycloalkyl ring such as cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, cycloheptyl; lower alkyl substituted cycloalkyl such as methyl cyclopentyl, methylcyclohexyl; straight-chain or branched alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms; phenyl; or phenyl substituted by trifluoromethyl CF halogen, lower alkylsulfonyl --S.CO.R; lower alkylxanthyl s. C-OR;

isothioureido --S. CNH2;

amino; lower alkylamino NHR and di(lower alkyl) amino lower alkanoylamino -NH.CO.R; the group of the formula or the group of the formula and Y is hydroxyl; or the amido group wherein R and R" are hydrogen, lower alkyl, aralkyl, such as benzyl, or R and R" together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocyclic ring, such as the pyrrolidino, piperidino, piperazino, or the like heterocyclic ring; and wherein X and Y together with the two carbon atoms to which they are attached, form a heterocyclic ring of the formula IIIH The present invention comprises also the substantially non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable esters and salts of the substituted phenylacetic acids of Formula I wherein Y is hydroxyl. Such esters are, for instance:

(a) the esters with lower aliphatic alcohols such as with methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol, n-amyl alcohol, isobutylcarbinol, n-hexanol, nheptanol, n-octanol, monomethylether of ethylene glycol, allyl alcohol, diethylaminoethanol, piperidinoethanol, piperazinoethanol, pyrrolidinoethanol, and other alcohols with 1 to 8 carbon atoms;

(b) the esters with alicyclic alcohols and alcohols of the terpene series, such as with cyclopentanol, cyclohexanol, Z-methylcyclohexanol, cyclohexylcarbinol, menthol, borneol, fenchyl alcohol, and other alicyclic alcohols with 6 to 14 carbon atoms;

(c) the esters with hydroxyl substituted aryl compounds such as with phenol, cresol, guajacol, and other phenolic compounds with 6 to 14 carbon atoms;

((1) the esters with aryl substituted alkanols such as benzyl alcohol, phenylethyl alcohol, anisalcohol, and other aryl substituted alkanols with 7 to 14 carbon atoms;

(e) the esters with heterocyclic alcohols such as furfuralcohol and others.

The lower alkyl esters are the preferred esters.

Suitable substantially non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the substituted phenyl acetic acids of Formula I, wherein Y is hydroxyl, are, for instance, the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts, such as the sodium, potassium, or calcium salts, the ammonium salts, or the salts with organic bases such as the di-lower alkylammonium salts, for instance, the dimethylammonium salt, the diethylammonium salt, the hydroxyl lower alkylammonium salts such as the B-hydroxyethylammonium salt, the piperazinium salt, the piperidinium salt, the lower alkyl benzyl-ammonium salts such as the a-methylbenzylammonium salt, and others.

The term lower alkyl as used herein and in the claims annexed hereto designates straight-chain or branched alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

In particular the substituted phenylacetic acid compounds of the present invention are (a) a-halophenylacetic acids of Formula II Hal l mQo-c OH R2 II,

(b) a-mercaptophenylacetic acids of Formula III,

R2 111, or

(c) oc-Slllflll derivatives of such u-mercaptophenylacetic acids of Formula IV I R: R2

such as the corresponding sulfides, disulfides, thiosulfates, xanthates, isothiouronium halides, oxothiazolidines, and the like compounds which serve as latent forms or precursors of the ot-mercaptophenylacetic acids of Formula II.

Not only the substituted phenylacetic acids of Formulas II to IV but also their non-toxic salts, the esters, and the amides of said substituted phenylacetic acids have proved to be useful anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic agents and are used in reducing the inflammation and pain associated with polyarthritis in mammals.

The compounds of Formula I are administered pref erably orally as their non-toxic salts or esters in the form of powder, granules, capsules, coated or uncoated compressed tablets, or as an aqueous suspension or solution. They may also be administered parenterally as a sterile aqueous solution of their non-toxic salts. Compounds that are especially useful include the a,m-dihalo-p-cycloalkylphenylacetic acids, a,o'-dihalo-p-biphenylylacetic acids, a,m-dihalo-p-lower alkylphenylacetic acids. The preferred compounds of this invention are a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid of Formula V its lower alkyl esters, and its non-toxic salts; they are administered preferably orally in a dose range of 0.1 mg. to 10 mg. per kg. of body weight. The acute oral toxicity of the preferred compounds are relatively low.

The starting materials for producing the substituted ahalophenyl acetic acids according to Formula II are lower alkyl esters of the corresponding substituted phenylglycolic acid in which R is lower alkyl (C to C cycloalkyl (C to C phenyl, halophenyl, nitrophenyl, trifluoromethylphenyl, cyanophenyl, or methylsulfonylphenyl; R is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R is lower alkyl, and R is halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, methylsulfonyl, or hydrogen (when R is substituted phenyl). The substituted phenylglycolic acid lower alkyl esters of Formula VII are prepared by the method disclosed in copending patent ap plication Ser. No. 767,058 from the lower alkyl esters of the corresponding substituted phenylglyoxylic acid of Formula VI either by catalytic hydrogenation when R is hydrogen, or by reaction with a lower alkyl Grignard reagent when R is lower alkyl, as illustrated by the following equation:

When R is nitro, it is preferable to reduce the lower alkyl ester of Formula VIII of the substituted m-nitrophenylglycolic acid with sodium borohydride in methanol to obtain the corresponding lower alkyl ester of Formula IX of a substituted m-nitrophenylglycolic acid. This procedure is illustrated by the following equation:

Substituted m-fluorophenylglycolate esters of Formula XIII are also obtained by catalytic hydrogenation of the corresponding substituted m-nitrophenylglycolate esters of Formula X to give the substituted m-aminophenylglycolate esters of Formula XI which, after conversion to the diazonium fiuoroborate of Formula XII are thermally decomposed to the substituted m-fluorophenylglycolate esters of Formula XIII as shown in the following equations:

As stated above, the substituted phenylglyoxylic acid lower alkyl esters of Formula VI are produced according to the method of copending Patent Application Ser. No. 767,058 by reacting an alkylbenzene, a cycloalkylbenzene, or a biphenyl of Formula XIV with a lower alkyl oXalyl chloride of Formula XV in the presence of aluminum chloride. The resulting lower alkyl esters of the p-alkyl, p-cycloalkyl, of p-biphenylyloxylic acids of Formula XVI may be halogenated according to the method described in saad Patent Application Ser. No. 767,058, or they may be nitrated with fuming nitric acid at about 0 C. to produce respectively the corresponding lower alkyl esters of a substituted m-halophenylglyoxylic acid of Formula XVII or a substituted m-nitrophenylglyoxylic acid of Formula IX according to the following equations:

0 0 |L A101 g 111- +oic-ooon a,- cooa xvr halogen Hal XVI XVII O 0 g HNO 2]; R1 OOOR Ri -COOR XVI IX Additional variations in R are obtained by reacting a lower alkyl ester of a substituted m-halophenylglyoxylic acid of Formula XVII as follows:

(a) with cuprous cyanide in quinoline at about C.

to produce a lower alkyl ester of a substituted m-cyanophenylglyoxylic acid of Formula XVIII:

O O H} CuCN (LE RI- COOR 34- COOR Hal N XVII XVIII (b) with trifluoromethyliodide and copper powder at about 150 C. in dimethylformamide to produce a lower alkyl ester of a substituted m-trifluoromethylphenylglyoxylic acid of Formula XIX by following the method described by Y. Kobayashi and I. Kumadaki in Tetrahedron Letters, vol. 47, p. 4095 (1959).

Hal 0 F XVII XIX (c) with cuprous methanesulfinate in quinoline at about 150 C. to produce a lower alkyl ester of a substituted m-methylsulfonylphenylglyoxylic acid of Formula XX:

0 g CIISO2CH3 Rr- C O O R I-Ial Xvrr 3 R2 C0 0 o R CHQSOZ The substituted phenylglycolic acid lower alkyl ester of Formula VII is reacted with a phosphorus trihalide, phosphorus pentahalide, phosphorus oxyhalide, sulfurylhalide, thionyl halide, or sulfur halide to produce a substituted ahalophenylacetic acid lower alkyl ester of Formula XXI in which Hal is F, Cl, Br, or I.

OH Hal R -COOR Rr-Q--COOR la it. 2 R2 VII XXI The ester of Formula XXI is heated with acetic acid containing the corresponding hydrogen halide to give a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid of Formula II.

XXI

H +COOH II XXII Reaction of the lower alkyl ester of a substituted aholaphenylacetic acid of Formula XXI with ammonia or a lower alkylamine leads to a substituted a-halophenylacetamide of Formula XXIII in which R is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and R is hydrogen or lower alkyl.

Hal

XXI XXIII The substituted a-fiuorophenylacetic acid derivatives of Formula XXV are also obtained from the corresponding a-iOdO, u-bromo, or u-chlorophenylacetic acid derivatives of Formula XXIV by reaction with potassium fluoride at about 130-200 C.

The substituted a-halophenylacetic acids of Formula II, their salts of Formula XXII, or amides of Formula XXIII, or their lower alkyl esters of Formula XXI may be reacted with various nucleophilic reagents to replace the a-halogen group. In particular sulfur-containing nucleophilic reagents are used such as alkali hydrosulfides MSH, alkali sulfides M 8, alkali thiolalkanoates MSCOR, alkali thiocyanates MSCN, alkali sulfites M 80 alkali thiosulfates M SSO alkali alkanesulfinates M SO R, alkali alkylmercaptides MSR. With excess alkali hydrosulfide a mixture of a substituted a-mercaptophenylacetic acid derivative of Formula XXVI and the corresponding substituted a,m-dithiodiacetic acid derivative of Formula XXVII are produced. The mercaptan and the disulfide may be separated by fractional crystallization of their salts. Reduction of the disulfide with zinc amalgam and dilute sulfuric acid produces the mercaptan. Oxidation of the mercaptan with dilute iodine solution gives the disulfide.

E|H R1(|JCO OM R: R2 XXVI Hal | NaS H l I R1 (ll-C O OM a Ra XXII l 13 -Q-ro OM S i CW 0M l R1 XXVII Reaction of a substituted u-halophenylacetic acid derivative of the Formulas XXI, II, XXII or XXIII with thiourea at elevated temperatures, for instance, in boiling ethanol produces a 5-substituted-Z-imino-4-oxothiazolidine of Formula XXVIII:

Hal S NH I thiourea R1- -(13-CO0R Ri O 1 Ra R: R2 R2 XXI XXVIII Hydrolysis of the imino compound of Formula XXVIII with hydrobromic acid in glacial acetic acid leads to a 5- substituted-2,4-dioxothiazolidine of Formula XXIX;

NH O H S NH S NH I HBr Ri- =0 In- =0 XXVIII XXIX Hydrolysis of the imino compound of the Formula XXVIII or the dioxothiazolidine of Formula XXIX with alkali hydroxide or alkali carbonate leads to a mixture of a substituted a-mercaptophenylacetic acid of Formula XXVI and a substituted a,0z'-dithiOdlaC6tiC acid of Formula XXVII which may be separated by fractional crystallization of their salts.

Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of the Formulas XXI, XXIII, or II with thiourea at low temperatures produces a substituted oc-lSO-thl0- ureidophenylacetic acid derivative of Formula XXX:

XXX

Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of the Formulas XXI, XXIII, II, or XXII with an alkali lower alkylmercaptide produces a substituted oc-lOWCI alkylthiophenylacetic acid derivative of Formula XXXI in which R is a lower alkyl with l to 8 carbon atoms.

Hal SR s ll (1; 8-0-0 R 1 KS- OR l Rr- CCOOM R1- (lJ-COOC XXII XXXII Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of the Formulas XXI, II, XXIII, or XXII with an alkali thioalkanoate produces a substituted lower alkanoylthiophenylacetic acid of Formula XXXIII in which R is a lower alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms;

Hal S C O R 1 KSCOR (E R1- C-COOM R1- COOM it; 1k R2 R2 XXII XXXIII Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of Formulas XXI, II, XXII, or XXIII with an alkali thiocyanate produces a substituted a-thiocyanophenylacetic acid derivative of Formula XXXIV:

Hal S CN KS ON l 31- -(|JCOOM R1 ?COOM XXII XXXIV Hal ON KCN I Rr- (E-OOOM R1 C-COOM R3 1 1 R2 R2 XXII XXXV Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of Formulas XXI, II, XXII, or XXIII with an alkali sulfide produces a substituted oz, ot'-thiodiacetic acid derivative of Formula XXXVI:

XXII

l a Rii-o0 OM I s R2 XXXVI Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of Formulas XXI, II, XXII, or XXIII with an alkali sulfite produces a substituted u-sulfophenylacetic acid derivative of Formula XXXVlI:

4) 51 80 E: R1 -|COOM R1 -COOM Ra l s R2 R2 XXII XXXVII Reaction of a substituted ot-PlJCHYlflCfltIC acid derivative of Formulas XXI, II, XXII, or XXIII with an alkali thiosulfate produces a substituted a-thiosulfophenylacetic acid derivative of Formula XXXVIII:

Hal SSOaNa J: Nazszoa l R; |COOH R (|3COOM 3 R3 R R2 XXII XXXVIII Reaction of a substituted a-halophenylacetic acid derivative of Formulas XXI, II, XXII, or XXIII with an alkali alkanesulfinate produces a substituted a-alkylsulfonylphenyl acetic acid derivative of Formula XXXIX, in which R is lower alkyl.

Substituted ot-aminophenylacetic acids of Formula XLI in which R and R are hydrogen or lower alkyl are prepared from substituted phenylglyoxylic acids of Formula XL with ammonia or a lower alkylamine and hydrogen over a Raney nickel or platinum catalyst. The substituted phenylglyoxylic acids of Formula XL are obtained from the corresponding substituted phenylglyoxylic acid lower alkyl esters of Formula VI by hydrolysis with aqueousalcoholic alkali hydroxide or alkali carbonate.

O O {I}: NazCOa g Rl- COOR R1 COOH VI XI 0 NHRR2 R1 COOH NRR' R1-io00rr XLI Substituted u-aminophenylacetic acids of Formula XLII, in which R and R are hydrogen, may also be prepared by hydrogenation of a substituted phenylglyoxylic acid oxime of Formula XLIII over a platinum catalyst. The oxime is obtained from the substituted phenylglyoxylic acid of Formula XL with hydroxylamine.

XLIII XLII Dehydration of the substituted phenylglyoxylic acid oxime of Formula XLIII with boiling acetic anhydride leads to a substituted benzonitrile of Formula XLIV which, with a lower alkyl Grignard reagent, produces a substituted phenyl alkyl ketone of Formula XLV, in which R is lower alkyl. The latter compound with ammonium chloride and sodium cyanide produces a cyanohydrin of Formula XLVI which, upon acid hydrolysis, yields a substituted a-aminophenylacetic acid of Formula XL, in which R is a lower alkyl.

NOH

I A020 RMgHal R1 CCOOH R1 CN The substituted phenylacetic acids of this invention and their carboxyl derivatives are racem'ic, and may be resolved into their optical isomers by standard procedures. Preferably a substituted phenylacetic acid is reacted in alcoholic or acetone solution with an equivalent amount of an optically active primary, secondary, or tertiary amine such as cinchonidine, cinchonine, quinine, ephedrine, a-rnethyl'benzylamine, secondary butylamine, secondary amylamine, and others. The diastereomeric amine salts produced thereby, are separated by fractional crystallization, and each optically active salt is hydrolyzed with dilute mineral acid to produce the dextro or levo form, respectively, of the substituted phenylacetic acid. Alternatively, the lower alkyl ester of a substituted phenylacetic acid is reacted with an optically active primary or secondary amine such as ephedrine, a-rnethylbenzylamine, secondary butylamine, and others, to produce a mixture of diastereomeric substituted phenyl-acetamides which are separated by fractional crystallization.

Each optically active phenylacetamide may be hydrolyzed with mineral acid to its respective optically active substituted phenylacetic acid.

Examples of compounds according to the present invention which, however, is not limited thereto, are:

1. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid -2. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, sodium salt 2a. u,rn-Dichloro p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, diethylammonium salt 3. u,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, ethyl ester u,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetamide a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexyl-N-lisopropylphenylacetamide nun-Dichloro-p-cyclohexyl-ot-methylphenylacetic acid a-Bromo-m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid m-Bro-mo-ut-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl acetic acid m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-u-mercaptophenyl'acetic acid 0. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-acetomercaptophenylacetic acid 1 1. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-ot-methylmercaptophenylacetic acid 12. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-methylsultonylphenylacetic acid 13. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-thiocyanophenylacetic acid 14. :m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-aminophenyl acetic acid 15. m-Chloro-pcyclohexyl-u-acetaminophenyl-ace-tic acid 16. u,a'-Di-'(m-chloro p-cyclohexylphenyl)-oc,a-dithiodiacetic acid 17. u-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-m-nitrophenylacetic acid 18. a-Chloro-m-cyano-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid 1 9. a-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-m-trifiuoromethylphenylphenylacetic acid 20. u,m-Dichloro p-cyclopentylphenylacetic acid 21. a,m-Dichloro-p-cycloheptylphenylacetic acid 22. (m-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-2,4-dioxothiazolidine 23. 5-(m-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-5-rnethyl-2-imino- 4-oxothiazolidine 24. 2-(m-Chlormp-cyclohexylphenyl)-2-imino-4-oxothiazolidine 26. a,o'-'Dichloro-pb'iphenylacetic acid 27. a,m-Dichloro-p-isobutylphenylacetic acid 28. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-sulfophenylacetic acid,

sodium salt 29. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-thiosulfophenylacetic acid,

sodium salt 30. m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-cyanophenylacetic acid,

sodium salt 3'1. m-Chloro-p-cycIohexyl a-ethylx anthylphenylacetic acid, ethyl ester 32. o' Bromo-u-chloro-p-biphenylacetic acid a,m-Dichloro-p-sec.-amylphenylacetic acid a- Chloro-o'-trifiuoromethyl-p-biphenylacetic acid a-Chloro-o-nitro-p biphenylacetic acid u-Chloro-ocyano-p-biphenylacetic acid m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl-u-fluorophenylacetic acid o'-'Chloro-u-mercapto-p-biphenylacetic acid m-C-hloro-p-isobutyl-a-mercaptophenylacetic acid.

40. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, benzyl ester.

41. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, menthyl ester.

42. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, cyclohexyl ester.

43. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, phenyl ester.

44. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, diethylaminoethyl ester.

45. a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, piperidinoethyl ester.

12 DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following examples serve to illustrate the present invention without, however, limiting the same thereto.

EXAMP'IJE '1 a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid ethyl ester n @Qo HO 0 0 02115 221.75 g. (0.747 mole) of the ethyl ester of m-chlorop-cyclohexylphenylglycolic acid are stirred with 106.67 g. (0.895 mole) of thionylchloride at room temperature for 24 hours and then heated to reflux for 6 hours. The cold reaction mixture is poured into 1125 m1. of ice-cold Water with stirring. The mixture is extracted with 800 ml. of ether. The ethereal solution is washed with 450 ml. of cold saturated sodium hydrocarbonate solution followed by washing twice, each time with 250 ml. of cold water. The ethereal solution is dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. The solvent is removed by distillation under reduced pressure. Yield: 230.7 g. (97.9%) of liquid, b.p. 118-122 C./0.05 mm. Hg.

TLC (silica): 5 071-1314 HCOOEt: IHOOOH, R =0.86,

0.70 (trace).

Anal. Calculated .for C H C1 O 6096% C; 6.40% H; 22.49% Cl. Found: 60 96% C; 6.46% H; 21.56% Cl.

EXAMPLE 2 m DichlOro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid 52.5 g. (0.167 moles) of the ethyl ester of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid and 160 ml. of glacial acetic acid containing 40 ml. of 37% hydrochloric acid are refluxed for 20 hours. The mixture is concentrated under reduced pressure to give a gummy residue (47.1 g.). The latter material is dissolved in 300 ml. of n-hexane, washed with ice-cold water (100' ml. total), dried over Na SO (sodium sulfate), and filtered. The hexane is removed to give 47.2 g. of product.

TLC (silica): 5 C H :4 HCOO'Et:1 HCOO-I-I, R =0.62,

0.49 (trace).

EXAMPLE 3 a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid sodium salt A solution of H24 g. of sodium bicarbonate in ml. H O is added dropwise to a stirred solution of 47.1 g. (0.164 moles) of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid in cc. of methanol. The solvent is removed in vacuum, and the residue is dried by repeated distillations with anhydrous ethanol. The crystalline residue is triturated with ether (100 cc.), collected on a filter, and washed with ether. After drying in a vacuum desiccator overnight, the crystalline product weighs 416 g. (91.3%). TLC (silica): 5 C 'H :4HCO'OEt:1HCOO-H, R =0.62,

0:49 trace) Anal. Calculated for C H CI O Na: 54.3'8% C; 4.89%

H; 22.9% C1. Found: 54.10% C; 5.18% H; 21.75% Cl.

1 3 EXAMPLE 4 Diethyla-rnmonium salt of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid Anhydrous diethylamine (0.11 moles) is added dropwise to a stirred solution of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid (0.10 moles) in 100 ml. of n-hexane at C. The precipitated diethylammonium salt is collected on a filter, Washed with n-hexane, and dried in a vacuum desiccator.

Yield: 34 g., white crystals, M.P. 109'-115 C.

Anal. Calculated for C H 'Cl 'NO :60.00% C; 7.55% H; 3.89% N; 19.68% Cl. Found: 60.23% C; 7.61% H; 3.79% N; 19.24% Cl.

EXAMPLE 5 a,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexyl-N-isopropyl phenylacetamide o1 @Q-hnoomromomn TLC (silica): 5 C 'H :4 HCOO-Etzl HCOOH, R =0.75

Anal. Calculated for C H 'Cl NO: 62.20% C; 7.06% H; 4.27% N; 21.60% Cl. Found: 61.49% C; 6.98% H; 4.21% N; 20.64% Cl.

EXAMPLE '6 a-Bromo-m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid ether ester To '15.0 g. (0.0476 moles) of m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenylglycolic acid ethyl ester there are added slowly with stirring at 4050 C. 23 g. (0.053 moles) of phosphorus pentabromide. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 16 hours, then diluted with 70 ml. of petroleum ether, and poured into 125 ml. of ice-cold water. The organic phase is separated, washed with saturated aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo to leave 12.1 g. (70.8%) of crude product. Distillation of the residue gives 8.1 g. (47.4%) of a pale yellow liquid, b.p. 1571'6i1 C./0.10 mm. Hg.

TLC (silica): S CqHg: 4 HCOOEtzl H'COO'H, R =OJ9O Anal. Calculated for C H BrClO:

Calculated: 53.42% C; 5.60% H; 32.08% Cl-i-(Br Found: 53.42% C; 5.42% H; 31.6% Cl-l-Br 14 EXAMPLE 7 Diethylammonium salt of u-bromo-m-chlorop-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid I @Q-onooorrrmoma,

EXAMPLE 8 Ethyl ester of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-methylphenylacetic acid co o 5.11.

68.4 g. (0.330 moles) of phosphorus pentachloride are slowly added with stirring to 92.4 g. (0.300 moles) of mchloro p cyclohexyl-a-methylphenylglycolic acid ethyl ester. The mixture is allowed to warm spontaneously and is stirred at room temperature for 1 6 hours. The cold reaction mixture is diluted with 340 ml. of petroleum ether and stirred with 500 ml. of ice water. The organic phase is separated and is then washed with cold 10% sodium bicarbonate solution (twice with ml. each time) followed by a water wash. The organic phase is dried over sodium sulfate, filtered, and the solvent is removed under reduced pressure to give 86.3 g. (87.5%) of the above ester, b.p. -158" C./O.35 mm. Hg.

TLC (silica): 5 C H :4 HCOOERI HCOOH, R =0.90,

0.71 (trace) Anal. Calculated for C 7H Cl O 62.00% C; 6.73% H; 21.53% Cl. Found: 62.92% C; 643% H; 21.62% Cl.

EXAMPLE 9 Sodium salt of u-chloro-m-nitro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid 01 @Q-hnooom The salt is prepared in the same manner as described in Example 3 except that the starting material is m-nitrop-cyclohexylphenylglycolic acid ethyl ester. The latter is obtained by nitration of p-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid ethyl ester with fuming nitric acid at 0 C. and reduction with sodium borohydride.

*EXAMP L9' 10 Sodium salt of a-chloro-m-trifluoromethyl-pcyclohexylphenylacetic acid 15 EXAMPIJE ll The sodium salt of a-chloro-m-cyano-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid Sodium salt of a,o'-dichloro-p-biphenylacetic acid The salt is prepared in the same manner as described in Example 3 except that the starting material is o'- chloro-p-biphenylylglycolic acid ethyl ester.

EXAMPLE 13 Sodium salt of o-bromo-a-chloro-p-biphenylaceti-c acid The salt is prepared in the same manner as described in Example '3 except that the starting material is obromo-p-biphenylylglycolic acid ethyl ester.

EXAMPLE 14 Sodium salt of a,m-dichloro-p-isobutylphenylacetic acid I wnuwnomQ-onooom The salt is prepared in the same manner as described in Example 3 except that the starting material is mchloro-p-isobutylphenylglycolic acid ethyl ester.

EXAMPLE '15 Sodium salt of a-chloro-o-trifluoromethyl-pbiphenylylacetic acid Cl -Q The salt is prepared in the same manner as described in Example 3 except that the starting material to o'-tri-fluoromethyl-p-biphenylylglycolic acid ethyl ester.

EXAMPLE 16 5-(m-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-2-imino-4- oxothiazolidine 230.7 g. (0.732 moles) of the ethyl ester of cam-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl acetic acid are dissolved in 960 ml.

of ethanol. To this solution there are added 66.9 g. (0.878 moles) of thiourea. The mixture is heated under reflux with stirring for 26 hours, whereupon the product precipitates out. The cold reaction mixture is diluted with 2.3 l. of water. The light yellow solid is collected on a filter and Washed with 20% ethanol. The product is dried at 60 C. in a vacuum to remove most of the water, then stirred with 2 1. of anhydrous ether, collected by filtration, washed with anhydrous ether, and dried at 60 C. in a vacuum. Yield: 145.2 g. (64.3%), m.p. 240-242 C.

TLC (silica): 5 toluene:4 HCOOEt:1 HCOOH, R =0.44 Anal. Calculated for C H ClNOS: 58.34% C; 5.55% H; 9.07% N; 11.48% Cl; 10.38% S. Found: 58.09% C; 5.49% H; 8.22% N; 12.09% Cl; 10.24% S.

EXAMPLE 17 5 [rn-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl] -2,4-dioxothiazolidine ll NH (In S NH 15.44 g. (0.05 moles) of 5-(m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-2-imino-4-oxothiazolidine are refluxed with 200 ml. of 48% hydrobromic acid with stirring for 24 hours. The hydrobromic acid is removed by distillation under reduced pressure. The residue is extracted with ether. The etheral solution is washed with water and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After removing the drying agent and the solvent, the residue is triturated with n-hexane. The white solid which separates is collected by filtration, washed with n-hexane, and dried at 60 C. in a vacuum. Yield: 7.9 g. (51%), M.P. 200.5202.5 C.

TLC (silica): 5 C H :4 HCOOEt:1 HCOOH, R =0.67

Anal. Calculated for C H ClNO' S: 58.15% C; 5.21% H; 4.52% N; 11.44% Cl; 10.35% S. Found: 57.89% C; 5.24% H; 4.48% N; 11.96% Cl; 11.08% S.

EXAMPLE 18 ot,oa'-Di- [m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl] -or,oc'- dithiodiacetic acid I NH O-{D-JHL-COOH 181.8 g. (0.427 moles) of 5 [m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl]-2-imino-4-oxothiazolidine, 1 liter of 10% sodium hydroxide solution, and 325 ml. of ethanol are refluxed with stirring for 20 hours. After distilling off the ethanol, the mixture is cooled to room temperature, washed three times with ether, each time with 300 ml. of ether, and acidified with 310 ml. of 6N hydrochloric acid solution (1.86 moles) with stirring in the presence of 700 ml. of ether. The aqueous portion is extracted twice with ether, each time with 400 ml. of ether. The combined ethereal solution is dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtered. The solvent is removed under reduced pressure leaving the above said.

I 17 EXAMPLE 19 Diethylammonium salt of oldi-[m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl]u,a'dithiodiacetic acid 113 g. (0.199 moles) of crude 11,51 di-[m-chloro-pcyclohexylphenyl]-u,a'-dithiodiacetic acid are dissolved in 800 ml. of anhydrous ether. To this solution there are added dropwise with stirring 33.2 g. (0.454 moles) of diethylamine diluted with 30 ml. of anhydrous ether. The mixture is stirred for 3 hours, whereupon the crude product precipitates out. The solid is collected on a filter and washed with anhydrous ether. The crude product is recrystallized from chloroform ethyl acetate; Yield: 37.8 g. (26.6%) white solid, M.P. 136-138" C.

TLC (silica): 45 i-P1'0H:30 EtOAc: 17 Et NH:8 H O,

Anal. Calculated for C H Cl N O S 60.57% C; 7.63% H; 9.93% CI; 3.92% N; 8.98% S. Found: 59.83% C; 7.77% H; 9.70% CI; 3.90% N; 9.30% S.

EXAMPLE 20 Diethylammonium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-amercaptophenylacetic acid The chloroform-ethylacetate filtrate from Example 9 is evaporated to dryness in vacuo, and the residue is triturated with ether to precipitate the above salt, mp. 103- 109 C.

TLC: 25 EtOH:3 H O:4 NH OH (28%), R =0.81

m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyl a mercaptophenylacetic acid is also obtained by reducing a,a-di-(m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl)-a,a'-dithioacetic acid with zinc amalgam and dilute sulfuric acid, or by reacting the sodium salt of oc,m-dlCh10- ro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid with excess aqueous-a1- coholic sodium hydrosulfide under a nitrogen atmosphere, and separating the mercaptan from the disul-fide by fractional crystallization of the diethylammonium salts.

EXAMPLE 21 5-(m-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-2-imino-5-methyl- 4-oxothiazolidine Q-Q a 20.0 g. (0.0607 moles) of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexyl-amethylphenylacetic acid ethyl ester and 5.3 g. (0.0699 moles) of thiourea are dissolved in 30 cc. of dry dimethylformamide and are heated in an oil bath at 105 C. for 24 hours. The dimethylformamide is removed under reduced pressure to leave a gum which upon trituration with water precipitates the crude product, which is collected on a filter, washed with water, and dried under vacuum. The crude product is dissolved in methanol, and

18 diluted with ethyl acetate to give 4.4 g. (22.4%) of purified product, m.p. 254-259 C.

TLC (silica): 5 C H 24 HCOOEttl HCOOH, R =0.51

5 Anal. Calculated for C H ClN OS: 59.52% C; 5.93% H; 10.98% C]; 9.93% S; 8.68% N. Found: 59.34% C; 6.30% H; 10.98% Cl; 10.67% S; 8.44% N EXAMPLE 22 Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-acetothiophenyl acid so 0 CH The sodium salt of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid (0.050 moles) is reacted with purified sodium thioacetate (0.050 moles) in 100 ml. of anhydrous ethanol at 2580 C. under a nitrogen atmosphere for 4 to 8 hours. The precipitated sodium chloride is filtered oil and the filtrate is concentrated to dryness in vacuo at 25 C. to leave the crude product as a residue. The latter is purified by recrystallization or by column chromatography.

except that sodium methylmercaptide is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

EXAMPLE 24 Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-methylsulfonylphenylacetic acid 502cm The procedure is the same as described in Example 22 except that sodium methanesulfinate is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

EXAMPLE 25 r Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-a-thiocyano- 0 phenylacetic acid SON dHcooNa The procedure is the same as described in Example 22 except that sodium thiocyanate is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

EXAMPLE 26 Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-asulfophenylacetic acid some OQJJHGOONQ The procedure is the same as described in Example 22 except that sodium sulfite is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

19 EXAMPLE 27 Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-athiosulfophenylacetic acid SSOaNa GQ-JJHOOONa The procedure is the same as described in Example 22 except that sodium thiosulfate is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

EXAMPLE 28 Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-uethylxanthylphenylacetic acid s l s 000211,

The procedure is the same as described in Example 22 except that sodium ethyl xanthate is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

EXAMPLE 29 Sodium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-acyanophenylacetic acid The procedure is the same as described in Example 22, except that sodium cyanide is used in place of sodium thiolacetate.

EXAMPLE 30 Sodium salt of u,a-di-(m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)- a,oc'-thlOdlaC6tiC acid I CHCOONB.

The procedure is the same as described in Example 22, except that sodium sulfide (0.025 moles) is used in place of sodium thiolacetate (0.050 moles).

EXAMPLE 31 Hydrochloride of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-uisothioureidophenylacetic acid NHzCl 20 EXAMPLE 32 m-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid oxime m Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid ethyl ester is hydrolyzed by heating with a 10% sodium carbonate solution for 24 hours. The cold reaction mixture is washed with ether, acidified with cold dilute hydrochloric acid, and extracted with ether. Removal of the ether leaves the carboxylic acid compound. 38.5 g. (0.144 moles) of mchloro-p-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid, 37.0 g. (0.45 mole) of sodium acetate, and 16 g. (0.23 mole) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride are stirred in 300 ml. of 50% aqueous ethanol at room temperature for 24 hours. The mixture is diluted with Water, brought to a pH of 4.0 by the addition of hydrochloric acid, and extracted three times with ether. The combined ether extracts are dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, filtered, and concentrated under reduced pressure. On trituration with cyclohexane, 12 g. (29 /2%) of the oxime are obtained, M.P. 169.5 C. with decomposition. The oxime gives a red coloration with ferric chloride solution. On concentrating the filtrate and adding heptane, an additional amount of the oxime is obtained, 17.3 g. (42.5%); total combined yield: 29.3 g. (72%).

TLC (silica): 5 C H z 4 HCOOEt: 1 'HCOOH, R =0.46 Analysis: Calculated for C H ClNO 59.68%; C,

5.72% H; 12.59% Cl; 4.97% N. Found: 60.10% C;

5.80% H; 11.88% Cl; 4.89% N.

EXAMPLE 33 17.8 g. (0.0633 mole) of m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenylglyoxylic acid oxime are dissolved in ml. of meth anol. Platinum oxide catalyst (0.5 g.) and 12 ml. of 6N hydrochloric acid (0.072 moles) are added, and the mixture is shaken with hydrogen at an initial pressure of 55 psi. Total uptake is 98% of theory in 4 hours. The catalyst is filtered olf and the solvent is distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue is triturated with water containing 5.9 g. (0.072 moles) of sodium acetate, filtered, and washed several times with water. The precipitate is stitrred with anhydrous ether, filtered, and washed with et er. 1

Yield: 15 g. (89%), M.P. 204205 C. with decomposition.

Analysis: Calculated for C H ClNO' /z HCl: 58.79% C; 6.52% H; 18.60% Cl; 4.90% N. Found 59.52% C; 6.55% H; 18.67% Cl; 4.94% N.

Pharmaceutical Compositions Containing the Compounds According to the Present Invention The novel substituted phenylacetic acid compounds according to the present invention are preferably administered in therapy in the form of orally administrable solid shaped preparations such as tablets, drages which may be enterically coated, pills, lozenges, or in powder or granule form, preferably enclosed in gelatin and the like capsules. Administration in liquid form, such as in the form of solutions, sirups, emulsions, suspensions, dispersions, fruit juices and the like is also possible.

Such powder, granules, and mixtures to be used in the preparations of tablets and other shaped and/or compressed preparations may be diluted by mixing and milling with a solid pulverulent extending agent to the desired degree of fineness or by impregnating the already milled, finely powdered, solid carrier with a suspension of said compounds in water or with a solution thereof in an organic solvent such as ethanol, methanol, acetone, and others and then removing the water or solvent.

When preparing tablets, pills, drages, and the like shaped and/or compressed preparations, the commonly used diluting, binding, and disintegrating agents, lubricants, and other tableting adjuvants are employed, provided they are compatible with said substituted phenylacetic acid compounds. Such diluting agents and other excipients are, for instance, sugar, lactose, levulose, starch, bolus alba; as disintegrating and binding agents, gelatin, gum arabic, yeast extract, agar, tragacanth, methyl cellulose, pectin; and as lubricants stearic acid, talc, magnesium stearate, and others.

The compounds according to Formula I may also be administered parenterally, preferably in the form of their water soluble salt, for instance, in sterile isotonic aqueous solution.

Administration in the form of suppositones is, of

course, also possible.

Such pharmaceutical compositions are prepared according to pharmaceutical compounding methods as they are conventionally used in the art.

The following examples of pharmaceutical compositions containing the active compounds of Formula I, their esters and/or their salts, serve to illustrate the preparation thereof without, however, being limited thereto.

EXAMPLE 34 25 g. of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid ethyl ester and 175 g. of peanut oil are intimately mixed with each other. Portions of 200 mg. each of said mixture are filled into soft gelatin capsules. Each gelatin capsule thus contains 25 mg. of the active substituted phenylacetic acid ester of this invention.

EXAMPLE 35 100 g. of the diethylammonium salt of u,m-dichloro-pcyclohexylphenylacetic acid,

1200 g. of starch (direct compression grade) as sold by the firm A. E. Staley Mfg. Co. of Decatur, 111. under the trademark Starex, and

g. of magnesium stearate are thoroughly blended and compressed to give tablets, each containing 25 mg. of the active ingredient.

EXAMPLE 36 The mixture of Example 35 is compressed to biconcave dragee cores, each containing 25 mg. of the active ingredient. The cores are then provided in a manner known in the compounding art with an enteric shellac coating.

Of course, other dosage forms than capsules and tablets can be prepared by using well known compounding techniques and the a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid compounds used in Examples 34 to 36 can be replaced by other substituted phenylacetic acid compounds accordng to the present invention.

Pharmacological Tests A brief description of the pharmacological tests conducted with the compounds according to the present invention are given below:

Carrageenan Paw Edema Of the substances used to induce local irritation, carrageenan was selected since most known non-stearoidal anti-inflammatory agents inhibit this inflammation.

Ten male rats per dose group (150 g.) were given one-half of the test material orally. Thirty minutes later, the remainder of the dose was given and 0.2 ml. of a 1% carrageenan solution was injected subdermally into the plantar surface of the hind paw. Each paw is marked as a consistent antaomical site, then immersed in a mercury bath to that point. The mercury bath is connected to a pressure transducer and the volume of displacement is read directly on a recorder. Three hours after drug administration, the hind paw volume is measured again. The increased volume is an index of edema. Treated groups are compared to a placebo-treated group to calculate the percent inhibition of edema.

Filter Paper Granuloma This assay was used to evaluate anti-inflammatory agents and to determine the lowest dose which produces significant inhibition of granuloma growth. This assay has the advantage of being semi-acute (4 to 7 days). The usual end point involves obtaining the wet weight as well as the dry weight of the granuloma.

Small discs of filter paper saturated with carrageenan were placed subcutaneously in each rat on the first day of the study. Test compound was administered orally on a b.i.d. basis on Day 1 to Day 4. On Day 5, a single dose was given in the morning and the animals were sacrificed in the afternoon. 'Both filter paper discs were removed and trimmed of extraneous tissue and then weighed. After drying in an oven over the weekend, the dry weight was obtained. Activity was determined by the difference in granuloma weight between a placebo-treated control group and the drug-treated groups.

Randell-Selitto Analgesia Test In accordance with the Randall-Selitto test for measuring the pain threshold, the pressure needed on a metal plunger to give a pain response in a rat when the plunger is placed in the yeast-inflammed hind paw of a rat is measured. Following measurement of control pain threshold, yeast was injected into the paw and the test compound was given orally. The pain threshold was measured at hourly intervals and compared to a placebotreated control group.

Anti-Pyretic Assay Brewers yeast was injected subcutaneously in rats and rectal temperatures were obtained at the end of five hours. Those rats (10 per group) having a significant fever were given test compounds and rectal temperatures were measured at hourly intervals for 2 to 3 hours. (A positive response occurs when rectal temperature decreases by l C. or more).

Phenylquinone Analgesia Mice were pre-treated orally with test compound and then given 1.25 mg./ kg. of phenylquinone i.p. to produce a series of writhes (severe intestinal contractions). The number of writhes was recorded. The percent decrease was calculated from the incidence of writhes" in a placebo-treated control group.

Ultra-violet Erythema in Guinea Pigs Erythema associated with inflammation was used in the assay. Restricted areas of a guinea pig were exposed to a controlled ultra-violet light and after two hours the exposed areas were graded for the extent of erythema.

Polyarthritis in Rats Twelve rats per dose group were treated (b.i.d.) starting the day before injection of adjuvant. Paw volumes were measured for both hind paws on several days during and following drug treatment. Drug was given for a period of days. The paw volume was compared to an untreated control group to determine volume increase.

24 The test results are given in the following Table wherein the following legends were employed:

PQW Phenylquinone Writhing. RSA Randall-Selitto Analgesia. CPE Carrageenan Paw Edema. UVE Ultra-Violet Erythema. FPG Filter Paper Granuloma. AP Anti-Pyresis.

P.T Pain Threshold.

#P/T Number Positive/Total. %T Percentage Increase.

%l Percentage Inhibition.

Com- D050, PQW, OPE, RSA, AP, UV

%l so pound nig/kg. Route E, Injected l T PT #P/T #P/T ED hindpaw hindpaw Polyarthritis, percent average inhibition at mg./kg./day FPG at mg./

kg./day Acute toxicity l Z l L so,

Nonimected Secondary lesions wet ry rug/kg.

Drug action was calculated as the percent decrease in T paw volume (inflammation) as compared to an adjuvanttreated control. Gross signs of inflammation were scored on a weekly basis and drug action calculated as a decrease in total score. Body weights are recorded at intervals.

Acute Toxicity Groups of ten (10) male mice (18 g. to 24 g.) were treated with various doses of drug and were observed for nine days following drug administration. Food and water were delivered ad lib. The drug to be tested was prepared as a water suspension using one drop of Tween 80 per 10 ml. and administered orally as a single dose (10 ml./kg.). The control group received the vehicle only (10 ml./kg.). The lethal dose (LD which is the dose of drug required to kill 50 percent of the animals tested, was determined by the Litchfield and Wilcoxon method.

The following compounds were tested:

Sodium salt of a,m-dichloro-p-cyclohexylphenylacetic acid, designated as 539A;

Diethylammonium salt of m-chloro-p-cyclohexyl-u-mercaptophenylacetic acid, designated as 528A;

Diethylammonium salt of ot,u-di(m-chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-a,ot-dithiodiacetic acid, designated as 531A;

5-(m-Chloro-p-cyclohexylphenyl)-2-imino-4 oxothiazolidine, designated as 530;

5-(m-Chloro-p-cyclohexyphenyl) 2,4 dioxothiazolidine,

designated as 529;

u,m-Dichloro-p-cyclohexylpheny1acetic acid ethyl ester,

designated as 541.

CLINICAL UTILITY The compounds of Formula I, their esters, and their salts have proved to be potent anti-inflammatory drugs with a high analgesic and antipyretic activity. They are administered to patients sulfering from rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, osteoarthritis, acute gouty arthritis, bursitis, and other arthritic disorders. The esters of said compounds and especially the ethyl ester of a,m-dichlorocyclohexylphenylacetic acid have proved to be especially useful as they are better tolerated and not as irritating on the gastrointestinal tract as the free acids.

As stated hereinabove, the compounds of Formula I, their esters, and their salts are preferably administered in a dose of 0.1 mg./kg. to 10 mg./kg. given once to four times daily. Thus the actual dose may vary between about 5 mg. and about 500 mg. once to four times daily which dose is preferably administered orally.

As stated hereinabove, the starting materials, i.e. the lower alkyl esters of substituted phenylglycolic acids as well as of substituted phenylglyoxylic acids are prepared according to processes described in copending application Ser. No. 767,058 of one of the Applicants of the present application, which application was filed Oct. 10, 1968 under the title p-Cycloalkylphenylglycolic Acid and Derivatives Thereof. Said application Ser. No. 767,058 and its contents thus are incorporated by reference into the present application.

25 We claim: 1. A substituted phenylacetic acid compound said compound being selected from the group consisting of a substituted thiazolidine of the formula wherein R is a member selected from the group consisting of cycloakyl with 5 to 7 carbon atoms, lower alkyl substituted cycloalkyl where cycloalkyl is 5 to 7 carbon atoms, alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, phenyl, phenyl substituted by a member selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethyl, halogen, lower alkylsulfonyl, nitro and cyano;

R is a member selected from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, lower alkylsulfonyl, and of R is substituted phenyl, hydrogen;

R is hydrogen or lower alkyl with 1 to 8 carbon atoms;

and

A is a member selected from the group consisting of oxo and imino.

2. The substituted phanylacetic acid compound of Claim 1, said compound being the S-Substituted Z-imino- 4-oxothiazolidine of the formula R R and R represent the same members as indicated in Claim 5.

4. The compound of Claim 5, which is S-(m-chloro-pcyclohexylphenyl)-2-imino-4-oxothiazolidine.

5. The compound of Claim 5, which is S-(m-chloro-pcyclohexylphenyl)-2,4-dioxothiazolidine.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,200,126 8/1965 Satzinger 260-3061 3,311,655 3/1967 Boileau et a1. 260306.7

RICHARD J. GALLAGHER, Primary Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

260-469, 471 R, 471 A, 473 R, 473 A, $01.15, 515 R, 515 A, 518 R, 520; 424270, 308, 317 

